Category: Worship

Thank you for joining us for this live stream (or recording, as the case may be) of Sunday worship. May it bless you! You may need to click “Play” to launch the stream, which will be live around 9:50 AM.

Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, September 1, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily. 

We will celebrate Holy Communion during worship today. If you are worshiping from home, please prepare and have nearby a staple food like bread or rice and a beverage for that portion of the service.

Service of Worship September 1, 2024
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Please note that audio and video of this service are being live streamed on the Internet and will be recorded. The right rear section of the sanctuary will not be captured by any cameras. Please be aware that in other sections you may be visible at times.

Prelude: Kum Ba Yah                                                     Kayleen Yuda

Lighting of the Candles

Ringing of the Bell

Welcome                                                                 Rev. Eric S. Anderson

* Call to Worship: (based on Psalm 15)                                    John Narruhn

Leader:         Who may abide in the tent of the LORD, or rest upon God’s holy hill?
People:        Those who speak truth from their hearts and do what is right with their
                        hands.

Leader:         Blessed are they who speak no slander, who do no evil to their friends.
People:        Blessed are they who do not heap shame upon their neighbors.

Leader:         Blessed are those who do not take advantage of another’s need.
People:        May those who do these things never falter, never fail.

All:                 Let us worship God!

* Hymn #498: Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love (v. 1-5)

* Invocation: (based on Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9)                                           John Narruhn

Your throne, O God, endures forever. The signs of your reign are equity and justice. You love righteousness; you frown at wickedness. May we receive the anointing oil of gladness as we worship you today. May our souls be filled with sweet fragrance and joyful music. Accept our worship, O God, and bless us by it. Amen.

Please be seated

WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD

Anthem: Thank You, Lord, for the Trials                                                       IYAA

Time with the Children                                                Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Scripture: James 1:17-27                                                        John Narruhn
Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness. Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls.

But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselvesin a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.

If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, ‘Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?’ He said to them, ‘Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written,

“This people honors me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
    teaching human precepts as doctrines.”

 You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.’

Mark 7:14-15

 Then he called the crowd again and said to them, ‘Listen to me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile.’

Mark 7:21-23

For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.’

Sermon: Inside and Outside

WE RESPOND IN WORD AND DEED

Pastoral Prayer

Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen

Call to Offering                                                    John Narruhn

We lay down our burdens in the grace of God. We take up our service in God’s grace as well. This is a time to share our gifts with the Church of Jesus Christ, and through the Church, the world. Whether you share your gift here in the church today, through a gift online, or via an envelope in the mail, let the offering now be received.

Offertory: God’s Love Surrounds Us                                                     Kayleen Yuda

* Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Amen

* Offertory Prayer

May we do your word as we hear it, O God. May we understand your word and so do well. Accept these gifts, we pray, and by them fulfill your purposes in the world. Amen.

* Hymn #337: Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether (v. 1-3)

Sacrament of Holy Communion

Invitation
Consecrating the Bread and Cup
Sharing the Bread and Cup
Prayer of Thanksgiving

* Hymn #454: Lord, I Want To Be a Christian (v. 1-4)

Announcements                                              Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Benediction                                                                   Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Postlude: Great God of Glory                                                            Kayleen Yuda

* Please stand if you are able.

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Kum Ba Yah
Lani Smith
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Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love
Text by Tom Colvin, 1969
© 1969 Hope Publishing Company
Tune CHEREPONI Ghanian folk song
Arr. by Jane Marshall, 1982
© 1982 Hope Publishing Company
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Thank You, Lord, for the Trials
Author Unknown

God’s Love Surrounds Us
Carl Simone
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Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether
Text by Percy Dearmer, 1925
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Tune UNION SEMINARY by Harold Friedell, 1957
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Lord, I Want To Be a Christian
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Arr. by Joyce Finch Johnson, 1992
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Great God of Glory
David Paxton
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We welcome you to worship this day. Church of the Holy Cross seeks to help its members, friends, and visitors follow the guidance of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, encouraging all people to love one another according to the teachings of Jesus. We live and teach the faith, speak good news, minister to people near and far, and work with other households of faith and helping agencies to improve our community and our world. To support our ministries, please visit our Donate Page.

Thank you for joining us for this live stream (or recording, as the case may be) of Sunday worship. May it bless you! You may need to click “Play” to launch the stream, which will be live around 9:50 AM.

Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, August 25, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily. 

Service of Worship August 25, 2024
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Please note that audio and video of this service are being live streamed on the Internet and will be recorded. The right rear section of the sanctuary will not be captured by any cameras. Please be aware that in other sections you may be visible at times.

Prelude: Hymn of Praise                                           Kayleen Yuda

Lighting of the Candles

Ringing of the Bell

Welcome                                                        Rev. Eric S. Anderson

* Call to Worship: (based on 1 Kings 8:22-30)                                        Stefan Tanouye

Leader:         When they dedicated the Temple, Solomon stood and prayed:
People:        “Will God dwell upon the earth?”

Leader:         Even heaven cannot contain God, let alone anything built by human hands.
People:        We will bring our prayers to this place, but more so to the heart of God.

Leader:         We pray that God hears our prayers in the highest heaven.
People:        We pray that God hears our prayers: hears, welcomes, and forgives.

All:     Let us worship God!

* Hymn #68: God Is Truly with Us (v. 1-3)

* Invocation: (based on Psalm 84)                                                   Stefan Tanouye

How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! There the small birds nest; there the people sing in harmony. Happy are those who live in your house, whose strength is in you, whose hearts are highways to your grace. Give us your love and your peace in this time of worship, that we may walk in righteousness all the days of our lives. Amen.

Please be seated

WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD

Anthem: Simple Song                                                        Kanako Okita, piano
                                                                                    Tom Mirenda, tenor

Time with the Children                                                     Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Scripture: Psalm 34:15-22                                                       Stefan Tanouye
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
    and his ears are open to their cry.
The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
    to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears,
    and rescues them from all their troubles.
The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
    and saves the crushed in spirit.

 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
    but the Lord rescues them from them all.
He keeps all their bones;
    not one of them will be broken.
Evil brings death to the wicked,
    and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

 The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
    none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

Ephesians 6:10-20
Finally, are strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace. With all of these, take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I must speak.

Sermon: Unarmored                                                              Rev. Eric S. Anderson

WE RESPOND IN WORD AND DEED

Pastoral Prayer

Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen

Reception of New Members

Geoffrey Braun (Affirmation of Faith)
Peter J. Braun (Reaffirmation of Faith)
Froilan C. Queja (Letter of Transfer)
Rosalind V. Queja (Letter of Transfer)

Invitation

Questions of the Candidate

Sharing of the Covenant

All: We covenant one with another to seek and respond to the Word and the will of God. We agree to walk together in the ways of the Lord, made known and to be made known to us. We hold it to be the mission of the Church to witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ in the entire world, while worshiping God, and striving for truth, justice, and peace. As did those who came before us, we depend on the Holy Spirit to lead and empower us. We pray for the coming of the kingdom of God, and we look with faith toward the triumph of righteousness and eternal life.

Welcome                                               Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Pastor: Let us, the members of Church of the Holy Cross UCC, express our welcome and affirm our mutual ministry in Christ.

People: We welcome you with joy in the common life of this church. We promise you our friendship and prayers as we share the hopes and labors of the church of Jesus Christ. By the power of the Holy Spirit may we continue to grow together in God’s knowledge and love and be witnesses of our risen Savior.

Prayer

* Hymn #494: We Who Would Valiant Be (v. 1-3)

Call to Offering                                                                  Stefan Tanouye

Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and the Word of God are the spiritual resources of the Christian faith. From these virtues we make our offerings in thanks for God’s grace and in concert with God’s purposes. Whether you share your gift here in the church today, through a gift online, or via an envelope in the mail, let the offering now be received.

Offertory: Recitative for Flute                                                          Kayleen Yuda

* Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Amen

* Offertory Prayer                                                                           Stefan Tanouye

You know the truth of our hearts and lives, O God. You know what we do to be Christ’s faithful followers. Accept these gifts, we pray, as one more effort to take up the discipleship to which you call us, and bless them to the increase of your realm. Amen.

* Hymn #55: Rejoice, You Pure in Heart (v. 1-5)

You may be seated

Announcements                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Benediction                                                                 Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Postlude: God of Our Fathers                                                          Kayleen Yuda

* Please stand if you are able.

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Hymn of Praise
James Denton
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God Is Truly with Us
Text by Gerhard Tersteegen, 1729
Trans. by Frederick W. Foster
Tune WUNDERBARER KONIG by Joachim Neander, 1680
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Simple Song
Leonard Bernstein
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We Who Would Valiant Be
Text by John Bunyan, 1684
Tune ST. DUNSTAN’S by D. Winfred Douglas, 1917
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Recitative for Flute
David Paxton
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Let Us with a Joyful Mind
Text by John Milton, 1624
Tune INNOCENTS, 1850
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God of Our Fathers
Robert J. Hughes
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Dates to Remember
Today, August 25 – J’s Mini Mart

Pastor                                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Moderator                                                                         Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader                                                                        Stefan Tanouye
Choir Accompanist                                                        Kanako Okita
Choir Director                                                                 Doug Albertson
Organist                                                                             Kayleen Yuda
Guest tenor                                                                       Tom Mirenda
Hand Bell Director                                                        Anna Kennedy
Chapel Decorations                                                       Laura Ota
Projected Imagery                                                        Sue Smith
Web Master                                                                      Ruth Niino-DuPonte  
Videographers                                                                Eric Tanouye, Eli Yamaki
                                                                            Ruth Niino-DuPonte, Bob Smith

We welcome you to worship this day. Church of the Holy Cross seeks to help its members, friends, and visitors follow the guidance of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, encouraging all people to love one another according to the teachings of Jesus. We live and teach the faith, speak good news, minister to people near and far, and work with other households of faith and helping agencies to improve our community and our world. To support our ministries, please visit our Donate Page.

Thank you for joining us for this live stream (or recording, as the case may be) of Sunday worship. May it bless you! You may need to click “Play” to launch the stream, which will be live around 9:50 AM.

Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, August 18, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily. 

Service of Worship August 18, 2024
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Please note that audio and video of this service are being live streamed on the Internet and will be recorded. The right rear section of the sanctuary will not be captured by any cameras. Please be aware that in other sections you may be visible at times.

Prelude: Pastorale                                   Kayleen Yuda

Lighting of the Candles

Ringing of the Bell

Welcome                                                              Rev. Eric S. Anderson

* Call to Worship: (based on Proverbs 9:1-6)                   Peter Braun

Leader:         Wisdom has built her house; she has raised her seven pillars.
People:        She has prepared her feast; she has set her table.

Leader:         Wisdom calls to all the people in the town:
People:        “Turn from your folly! Come here!

Leader:         “Eat of my bread; drink what I have mixed.”
People:        We come to be fed by wisdom and to live in the ways of insight.

All:     Let us worship God!

* Hymn #31: All Things Bright and Beautiful (v. 1-3)

* Invocation (based on Psalm 111)                                  Peter Braun

We praise you, O God, in the privacy of our hearts, and in this company of worshipers. Great are your works, full of honor and majesty. You are faithful and just. Your guidance is trustworthy. You have brought redemption to your people. You have commanded your covenant forever. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, it is said: in wisdom we praise your name forever. Amen.

Please be seated

WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD

Anthem: Sonatina Op. 36 No. 6,1^st Mvt.                                 Kanako Okita

Time with the Children

Scripture: Psalm 34:9-14                                                  Peter Braun
O fear the Lord, you his holy ones,
    for those who fear him have no want.
The young lions suffer want and hunger,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

 Come, O children, listen to me;
    I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Which of you desires life,
    and covets many days to enjoy good?
Keep your tongue from evil,
    and your lips from speaking deceit.
Depart from evil, and do good;
    seek peace, and pursue it.

Ephesians 5:15-20
Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Sermon: The Beginning of Wisdom                                 Rev. Eric S. Anderson

WE RESPOND IN WORD AND DEED

Pastoral Prayer                                   Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen

* Hymn #30: Colorful Creator (v. 1-4)

Call to Offering                                                          Peter Braun

Rejoice in the colors of sunrise, in the roar of the sea. Rejoice in the comforting touch of a friend and in the smell and taste of good food. Rejoice in it all, and rejoice that you can share your wisdom and your resources with those who share the sunrise, but lack the food they need. Whether you share your gift here in the church today, through a gift online, or via an envelope in the mail, let the offering now be received.

Offertory: Andante                                                    Kayleen Yuda

* Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Amen

* Offertory Prayer                                              Peter Braun

With these gifts, O God, we pray that you may build wisdom among human beings. May we draw nearer to one another in love. May we share in the abundance of your gifts. May we rejoice in your grace. Amen.

* Hymn #55: Rejoice, You Pure in Heart (v. 1-5)

Announcements                                                            Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Benediction                                                          Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Postlude: Rejoice, The Lord is King                                                   Kayleen Yuda

* Please stand if you are able.

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Pastorale
Joseph Willcox Jenkins
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All Things Bright and Beautiful
Text by Cecil F. Alexander, 1848
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Adapt. by Martin Shaw, 1915
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Sonatina Op. 36 No. 6,1^st Mvt.
Muzio Clementi
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Colorful Creator
Text by Ruth Duck, 1992
© 1993 Hope Publishing Company
Tune HOUGHTON by Carlton R. Young, 1992
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Adante
Cesar Franck
© 1969 World Library Publications
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Rejoice, You Pure in Heart
Text by Edward H. Plumptre, 1865
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Tune MARION by Arthur H. Messiter, 1883
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Rejoice, The Lord is King
John Darwall
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Pastor                                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Moderator                                                                         Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader                                                                        Peter Braun
Choir Accompanist                                                        Kanako Okita
Choir Director                                                                 Doug Albertson
Organist                                                                             Kayleen Yuda
Hand Bell Director                                                        Anna Kennedy
Chapel Decorations                                                       Moira Tanaka
Projected Imagery                                                        Sue Smith
Web Master                                                                      Ruth Niino-DuPonte  
Videographers                                                                Eric Tanouye, Eli Yamaki
                                                                             Ruth Niino-DuPonte, Bob Smith

Church Picnic Today
Join us today, Sunday, August 18, for our annual picnic. We’ll enjoy good food, good company, and of course the laughter that comes with playing old familiar games together. Plan to be with us in the Building of Faith when worship ends!

Dates to Remember
Today: August 18–Deacons Meeting after worship
Today: August 18–Church picnic, Hilo style!

We welcome you to worship this day. Church of the Holy Cross seeks to help its members, friends, and visitors follow the guidance of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, encouraging all people to love one another according to the teachings of Jesus. We live and teach the faith, speak good news, minister to people near and far, and work with other households of faith and helping agencies to improve our community and our world. To support our ministries, please visit our Donate Page.

Thank you for joining us for this live stream (or recording, as the case may be) of Sunday worship. May it bless you! You may need to click “Play” to launch the stream, which will be live around 9:50 AM.

The service today includes the celebration of Holy Communion. If you are worshiping at home, please prepare some bread and other staple food, and a beverage, and have them at hand for that portion of the service.

Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, August 4, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily. 

Service of Worship August 4, 2024
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor
Rev. Eric Page, Guest Pastor

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Please note that audio and video of this service are being live streamed on the Internet and will be recorded. The right rear section of the sanctuary will not be captured by any cameras. Please be aware that in other sections you may be visible at times.

Prelude:                                                              Kayleen Yuda

Lighting of the Candles

Ringing of the Bell

Welcome                                                                   Rev. Eric Page

* Call to Worship                                                          Mace Peng

Leader:         Family of God, what is our story?
People:        We are part of God’s good creation, created and sustained by the Holy One.

Leader:         Family of God, what is our story?
People:        Though created by our loving Lord, we have erred and harmed ourselves, one another, and creation.

Leader:         Family of God, what is our story?
People:        As we are growing in faith, we look to Jesus to show us how to turn toward love.

Leader:         Family of God, what is our story?
People:        We hold God’s substance and life, it’s essence and vitality in our souls and bodies.

Leader:         Family of God, what is our story?
People:        We carry the weight of the Word in our hearts, our hands, and our voices, proclaiming with our lives the good news of love and grace.

Leader:         Family of God, this is our story and our song!
People:        Thanks be to God! Amen.

* Hymn #18: Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer (v. 1-3)

* Invocation                                                               Mace Peng

As we prepare for worship,
Let us come honestly before the Almighty and acknowledge our shortcomings and the ways we have compromised our faith.

Let us return to the Source of All Being, that we might draw strength and encouragement.

The bread of life nourishes and renews us.

The water of righteousness flows out from us to bring healing to the whole creation.
In the name and nature of Christ, Amen.

Please be seated

WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD

Anthem: Semei Non Nang (Father in Heaven). IYAA

Time with the Children

Scripture: Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15                                                   Mace Peng
The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. The Israelites said to them, ‘If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.’

 Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day. In that way I will test them, whether they will follow my instruction or not.

 Then Moses said to Aaron, ‘Say to the whole congregation of the Israelites, “Draw near to the Lord, for he has heard your complaining.”’ And as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the Israelites, they looked towards the wilderness, and the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. The Lord spoke to Moses and said, ‘I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, “At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.”’

In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the wilderness was a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground. When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, ‘What is it?’For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, ‘It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.

John 6:24-35
So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.’ Then they said to him, ‘What must we do to perform the works of God?’ Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.’ So they said to him, ‘What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, “He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”’ Then Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that whichcomes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ They said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’

Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

Sermon: Heaven Is Like Leaven                                                            Rev. Eric Page

Pastoral Prayer                                                                   Rev. Eric Page

Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen

Call to Offering                                                         Mace Peng

Every good thing is a gift from the Spirit — the food we eat, the things we have, the time we spend, our whole lives. We give our lives back to a holy cause as a way of saying thank you — sharing money with those who are in need, giving food to those who are hungry, and spending our time helping others. For it all, we are grateful. Whether you share your gift here in the church today, through a gift online, or via an envelope in the mail, let the offering now be received.

Offertory:                                                  Kayleen Yuda

* Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Amen

* Offertory Prayer                                          Mace Peng

Generous God, in this time of offering, we come before you, acknowledging your steadfast grace and boundless love. As we present our gifts, may we also offer our hearts, recognizing the depth of our humanity and the need for your healing touch. Grant us the courage to confront our failings and the wisdom to seek reconciliation and renewal in your divine presence. Amen

* Hymn #332: As We Gather at Your Table (v. 1-3)

SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION

Invitation
Consecrating the Bread and Cup
Sharing the Bread and Cup
Prayer of Thanksgiving

* Hymn #347: Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ (v. 1-3)

Please be seated

Announcements 

Benediction                                                                Rev. Eric Page

Beloved, God is blessing you as you go from this place carrying the Word in your hearts, living the story we share with the saints of old and the saints of now, as we break down barriers to community and build up a holy heaven on earth. Go in love and peace.

Postlude:                                                 Kayleen Yuda

* Please stand if you are able.

Permissions

Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer
Text by William Williams, 1745
Trans. Peter Williams, 1771, William Williams, 1772
Tune CWM RHONDDA by John Hughes, 1907
Public Domain

Semei Non Nang (Father in Heaven)
By Stuart Mori
Melody of Yoshter Shirai
Used with permission of the composer

As We Gather at Your Table
Text by Carl P. Daw, 1989
© 1989 Hope Publishing Company
Tune BEACH SPRING first pub. 1844
Harm. © 1992 The Pilgrim Press
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Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ
Text by Fred Kaan, 1975
Tune LINSTEAD Jamaican folk song
Adapt. by Doreen Potter, 1975
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Pastor                                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Guest Pastor                                                                     Rev. Eric Page
Moderator                                                                         Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader                                                                        Mace Peng
Choir Accompanist                                                        Kanako Okita
Choir Director                                                                 Doug Albertson
Organist                                                                             Kayleen Yuda
Hand Bell Director                                                        Anna Kennedy
Chapel Decorations                                                       Anne Sadayasu
Projected Imagery                                                        Sue Smith
Web Master                                                                      Ruth Niino-DuPonte  
Videographers                                                                Eric Tanouye, Eli Yamaki
                                                                       Ruth Niino-DuPonte, Bob Smith

We welcome you to worship this day. Church of the Holy Cross seeks to help its members, friends, and visitors follow the guidance of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, encouraging all people to love one another according to the teachings of Jesus. We live and teach the faith, speak good news, minister to people near and far, and work with other households of faith and helping agencies to improve our community and our world. To support our ministries, please visit our Donate Page.

Thank you for joining us for this live stream (or recording, as the case may be) of Sunday worship. May it bless you! You may need to click “Play” to launch the stream, which will be live around 9:50 AM.

Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, July 28, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily. 

Service of Worship July 28, 2024
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Please note that audio and video of this service are being live streamed on the Internet and will be recorded. The right rear section of the sanctuary will not be captured by any cameras. Please be aware that in other sections you may be visible at times.

Prelude: Agincourt Hymn                                                           Kayleen Yuda

Lighting of the Candles

Ringing of the Bell

Welcome                                                                      Rev. Eric S. Anderson

* Call to Worship: (based on Psalm 45:10-18)                            Gloria Kobayashi

Leader:         All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD. All your faithful praise you!
People:        We speak of the glory of your realm. We tell of your power.

Leader:         The LORD upholds all who are falling. God raises up those who are bowed down.
People:        When our eyes look to you, you raise up food from the ground in due  season.

Leader:         Your hand opens to satisfy the needs of every living thing.
People:        Draw near to us, O God, as we call: as we call to you in truth.

All:     Let us worship God!

* Hymn #51: O Sing a Song of Bethlehem (v. 1-4)

* Invocation (based on Psalm 14)                            Gloria Kobayashi

We know fools who say in their hearts and with their lips and with their actions, “There is no God.” We see their deeds, we see the wreckage of human misery they leave behind. Have any among us any knowledge? Are there any who know the LORD? Be the refuge of the poor, O God. Be the deliverance that comes from Zion. Restore the fortunes of suffering people, O God, and we will rejoice and be glad.

Please be seated

WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD

Anthem: Here I Am, Lord                                         Kayleen Yuda

Time with the Children

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-15                                         Gloria Kobayashi
In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab with his officers and all Israel with him; they ravaged the Ammonites, and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.

It happened, late one afternoon, when David rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful. David sent someone to inquire about the woman. It was reported, ‘This is Bathsheba daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.’ So David sent messengers to fetch her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she was purifying herself after her period.) Then she returned to her house. The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, ‘I am pregnant.’

 So David sent word to Joab, ‘Send me Uriah the Hittite.’ And Joab sent Uriah to David. When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the people fared, and how the war was going. Then David said to Uriah, ‘Go down to your house, and wash your feet.’ Uriah went out of the king’s house, and there followed him a present from the king. But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. When they told David, ‘Uriah did not go down to his house’, David said to Uriah, ‘You have just come from a journey. Why did you not go down to your house?’ Uriah said to David, ‘The ark and Israel and Judah remain in booths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field; shall I then go to my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing.’ Then David said to Uriah, ‘Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will send you back.’ So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day. On the next day, David invited him to eat and drink in his presence and made him drunk; and in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.

 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. In the letter he wrote, ‘Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, so that he may be struck down and die.’

John 6:1-21
After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias.A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming towards him, Jesus said to Philip, ‘Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?’ He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, ‘Six months’ wageswould not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.’ One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, ‘There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?’ Jesus said, ‘Make the people sit down.’ Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, ‘Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.’ So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, ‘This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.’

 When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

 When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, got into a boat, and started across the lake to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The lake became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the lake and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. But he said to them, ‘It is I; do not be afraid.’ Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land towards which they were going.

Sermon: Enough of This                                              Rev. Eric S. Anderson

WE RESPOND IN WORD AND DEED

Pastoral Prayer                                                Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen

* Hymn #476: My Life Flows on in Endless Song (v. 1-4)

Call to Offering                                                Gloria Kobayashi

As human beings, we have the power to create, and we have the power to destroy. In this moment, let us choose the power of creation, of compassion, and of healing. Let us be part of the ministry of Christ. Whether you share your gift here in the church today, through a gift online, or via an envelope in the mail, let the offering now be received.

Offertory: Gloria Tibi Trinitas                                       Kayleen Yuda

* Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Amen

* Offertory Prayer                                             Gloria Kobayashi

Accept these gifts, O God, which your people place in your care. Accept our offered hearts, O God, and turn them to the work of healing. Combine our gifts together, O God, and may all people be filled with good things, in body, mind, and soul. Amen.

* Hymn #553: There Is a Balm in Gilead (v. 1-3)

Please be seated

Announcements                                              Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Benediction                                                Rev. Eric S. Anderson     

Postlude: Festival March                              Kayleen Yuda

* Please stand if you are able.

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Agincourt Hymn
John Dunstable,
Edited by E. Power Biggs
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O Sing a Song of Bethlehem
Text by Louis F. Benson, 1899
Tune KINGSFOLD trad. English melody
Harm. by Ralph Vaughn Williams, 1906
© 1906, Oxford University Press
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Here I Am, Lord
Dan Schutte
Text: Based on Isaiah 6.
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My Life Flows on in Endless Song
(How Can I Keep from Singing)

Text by Robert Lowry, 1869
Vs. 3 by Doris Plenn, 1957
© 1957 Sanga Music
Tune ENDLESS SONG attrib. to Robert Lowry, 1869
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Gloria Tibi Trinitas
Thomas Tallis
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There Is a Balm in Gilead
African-American spiritual
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Festival March
William Stickles
© 1949, Ethel Smith
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Pastor                                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Moderator                                                                         Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader                                                                        Gloria Kobayashi
Choir Accompanist                                                        Kanako Okita
Choir Director                                                                 Doug Albertson
Organist                                                                             Kayleen Yuda
Hand Bell Director                                                        Anna Kennedy
Chapel Decorations                                                       Laura Ota
Projected Imagery                                                        Sue Smith
Web Master                                                                      Ruth Niino-DuPonte  
Videographers                                                                Eric Tanouye, Eli Yamaki
                                                                            Ruth Niino-DuPonte, Bob Smith

We welcome you to worship this day. Church of the Holy Cross seeks to help its members, friends, and visitors follow the guidance of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, encouraging all people to love one another according to the teachings of Jesus. We live and teach the faith, speak good news, minister to people near and far, and work with other households of faith and helping agencies to improve our community and our world. To support our ministries, please visit our Donate Page.

Thank you for joining us for this live stream (or recording, as the case may be) of Sunday worship. May it bless you! You may need to click “Play” to launch the stream, which will be live around 9:50 AM.

Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, July 21, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily. 

Service of Worship July 21, 2024
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Please note that audio and video of this service are being live streamed on the Internet and will be recorded. The right rear section of the sanctuary will not be captured by any cameras. Please be aware that in other sections you may be visible at times.

Prelude: Theme and Two Variations                                                    Kayleen Yuda

Lighting of the Candles

Ringing of the Bell

Welcome                                                                       Rev. Eric S. Anderson

* Call to Worship: (based on 2 Samuel 7:1-14)            Jennifer Tanouye

Leader:         When King David was settled in his house, he thought to house the Ark of God.
People:        He told the prophet Nathan, “I am living in a house of cedar, but the Ark of God stays in a tent!”

Leader:         God replied, “Have I ever asked one of the shepherds of Israel to make me a house of cedar?”
People:        Instead, God promised to protect the house of David.

Leader:         God promised health and growth and safety for the faithful people.
People:        God promised to love them as a parent loves a child, and nurture them to their fullness.

All:                 Let us worship God!

* Hymn #43: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (v. 1-4)

* Invocation: (based on Psalm 23)                                     Jennifer Tanouye

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Please be seated

WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD

Anthem: The Seasons Op.37b No.7 July: Song of the Reapers             Kanako Okita

Please be seated

Time with the Children

Baptisms of Sophia Frances Akiko Niino & Gianna Autumn Cornielle

Pastor:          They were bringing children to Jesus that Jesus might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, Jesus was indignant, and said to them:
People:        “Let the children come to me, do not hinder them, for to such belongs the realm of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the realm of God like a child shall not enter it.”

Pastor:          And Jesus took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.

Address

Questions of the Parents

Congregational Assent

Pastor:          Jesus Christ calls us to make disciples of all nation and to offer them the gift of grace in baptism. Do you, who witness and celebrate this sacrament, promise your love, support, and care to the one about to be baptized, as he lives and grows in Christ?
People:        We promise our love, support, and care.

Affirmation of Faith

Pastor:          Do you believe in God?
People:        I believe in God.

Pastor:          Do you believe in Jesus Christ?
People:        I believe in Jesus Christ.

Pastor:          Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?
People:        I believe in the Holy Spirit.

Baptismal Prayer                                                           Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Baptism                                                     Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Prayer for the Baptized                                                              Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:1-6                                            Jennifer Tanouye
“Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done,” declares the Lord. “I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number. I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing,” declares the Lord.

 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for Davida righteous Branch,
a King who will reign wisely
    and do what is just and right in the land.
In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.
This is the name by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.

Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

Sermon: Now This is a Shepherd                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson

WE RESPOND IN WORD AND DEED

Pastoral Prayer                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen

* Hymn #252: Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us (v. 1 Eng, v. 1 Hwn, 2-3)

Please be seated

Call to Offering                                                              Jennifer Tanouye

What is a shepherd? One who comforts, one who cares. May we be good shepherds to our families, neighbors, and communities. With these gifts we offer our care to the flocks of God. Whether you share your gift here in the church today, through a gift online, or via an envelope in the mail, let the offering now be received.

Offertory: Rondeau                               Kayleen Yuda

* Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Amen

* Offertory Prayer                                            Jennifer Tanouye

You have given us a Good Shepherd, O God. You have been the Good Shepherd to us. As we give you thanks for your care, may we extend it to others near and far by these gifts, offered to your grace. Amen.

* Hymn #503: O Savior, Let Me Walk with You (v. 1-4)

Please be seated

Announcements                                                          Rev. Eric A. Anderson

Benediction                                                                       Rev. Eric A. Anderson

Postlude: Plein Jeu a la Couperin                                                      Kayleen Yuda

* Please stand if you are able.

Permissions

Theme and Two Variations
Johann Pachelbel, Robert Hilf
Tune: © 1977 Lorenz Publishing Company,
a division of The Lorenz Corporation
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Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Text by Charles Wesley, 1747
Tune BEECHER by John Zundel, 1855
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The Seasons Op.37b No.7 July: Song of the Reapers
Tchaikovsky
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Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us
Text attrib. to Dorothy A. Thrupp, first pub. 1836
Hawaiian trans. by Laiana
Tune BRADBURY by William B. Bradbury, 1859
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Rondeau
Jacques Champion de Chambonnieres,
Stanley E. Saxton
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O Savior, Let Me Walk with You
Text by Washington Gladden, 1879
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Tune MARYTON by H. Percy Smith, 1874
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Plein Jeu a la Couperin
Gordon Young
Harold Flammer, Inc.
Hal Leonard Corporation
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Friendly Notice
Do you have a keiki entering the Third Grade and would you like the Church to present your keiki with a Bible? Please let the Church Office know by July 24, 2024. We would like to present the Bibles during service on August 11. Be sure to let us know what name you would like in the Bible–keiki’s full, formal name or a shortened name.

Pastor                                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Moderator                                                                         Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader                                                                        Jennifer Tanouye
Choir Accompanist                                                        Kanako Okita
Choir Director                                                                 Doug Albertson
Organist                                                                             Kayleen Yuda
Hand Bell Director                                                        Anna Kennedy
Chapel Decorations                                                       Jean & Woody Kita
Projected Imagery                                                        Sue Smith
Web Master                                                                      Ruth Niino-DuPonte  
Videographers                                                                Eric Tanouye, Eli Yamaki
                                                                             Ruth Niino-DuPonte, Bob Smith

We welcome you to worship this day. Church of the Holy Cross seeks to help its members, friends, and visitors follow the guidance of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, encouraging all people to love one another according to the teachings of Jesus. We live and teach the faith, speak good news, minister to people near and far, and work with other households of faith and helping agencies to improve our community and our world. To support our ministries, please visit our Donate Page.

Thank you for joining us for this live stream (or recording, as the case may be) of Sunday worship. May it bless you! You may need to click “Play” to launch the stream, which will be live around 9:50 AM.

Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, July 14, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily. 

Service of Worship July 14, 2024
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Prelude: Prelude in E Flat                                                             Kayleen Yuda

Lighting of the Candles

Ringing of the Bell

Welcome                                                                        Rev. Eric S. Anderson

* Call to Worship: (based on Palm 85:8-13)                                  Cindy Debus

Leader:         Let us hear what God the LORD will speak.
People:        May the LORD speak peace to the peoples of the Earth!

Leader:         Surely God’s salvation is at hand for those who revere the LORD.
People:        Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will
                        embrace.

Leader:         Let faithfulness spring up from the ground, and righteousness look down from
                        the sky.
People:        The LORD will give what is good, and our land will hold and feed us.

All:                 Let us worship God!

* Hymn #4: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You (v. 1-4)

* Invocation (based on Ephesians 1:3-14)                                    Cindy Debus

We bless you, O God, and we praise you for Jesus Christ. You have made us your children, you have freely bestowed your grace. In Christ you have given us an inheritance so that we might live in your glory. Hear our prayers today, O God, as we rejoice in your salvation. Amen.

Please be seated

WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD

Anthem: A Canon of Praise                                                         Holy Cross Singers

Time with the Children

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12-19                                                        Cindy Debus
David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. David and all the people with him set out and went from Baale-judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord of hosts who is enthroned on the cherubim. They carried the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new cart with the ark of God; and Ahio went in front of the ark. David and all the house of Israel were dancing before the Lord with all their might, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals.

It was told King David, ‘The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.’ So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing; and when those who bore the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. David danced before the Lord with all his might; David was girded with a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

 As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal daughter of Saul looked out of the window, and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

 They brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place, inside the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and offerings of well-being before the Lord. When David had finished offering the burnt-offerings and the offerings of well-being, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts, and distributed food among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to each a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins. Then all the people went back to their homes.

Psalm 24
The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,
    the world, and those who live in it;
for he has founded it on the seas,
    and established it on the rivers.

 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
    And who shall stand in his holy place?
Those who have clean hands and pure hearts,
    who do not lift up their souls to what is false,
    and do not swear deceitfully.
They will receive blessing from the Lord,
    and vindication from the God of their salvation.
Such is the company of those who seek him,
    who seek the face of the God of Jacob.^[a]Selah

 Lift up your heads, O gates!
    and be lifted up, O ancient doors!
    that the King of glory may come in.
Who is the King of glory?
    The Lord, strong and mighty,
    the Lord, mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O gates!
    and be lifted up, O ancient doors!
    that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord of hosts,
    he is the King of glory.

Sermon: Gotta Dance                                                       Rev. Eric S. Anderson

WE RESPOND IN WORD AND DEED

Pastoral Prayer                                                   Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen

* Hymn #524: This Little Light/This Joy I Have (v. 1-4)

Call to Offering                                            Cindy Debus

David did not just dance before the LORD. He brought musicians, he equipped a cart, he prepared a tent, he fed a multitude with a feast. We do not have David’s resources, but together we can joyfully proclaim the gifts of God with our offerings. Whether you share your gift here in the church today, through a gift online, or via an envelope in the mail, let the offering now be received.

Offertory: Elevation                                          Kayleen Yuda

* Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Amen

* Offertory Prayer                                Cindy Debus

We rejoice in your grace, O God, as each day dawns and as each evening falls. Bless these gifts as expressions of our joy in you, and guide them so that others may also know the wonders of your love. Amen.

* Hymn #471: What a Covenant (v. 1-3)

Please be seated

Announcements                                                     Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Benediction                                              Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Postlude: Praises                                                Kayleen Yuda

* Please stand if you are able.

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Prelude in E Flat
Alexandre Guilmant
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Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You
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A Canon of Praise
Natalie Sleeth
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This Little Light/This Joy I Have
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Elevation
Alexdre Guilmant
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What a Covenant
Text by Elisha A. Hoffman, c. 1887
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Praises
Dennis Eliot
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Important Friendly Notice

Do you have a keiki entering the Third Grade and would you like the Church to present your keiki with a Bible? Please let the Church Office know by July 24, 2024. We would like to present the Bibles during service on August 11. Be sure to let us know what name you would like in the Bible–keiki’s full, formal name or a shortened name.

Dates to Remember
Today: July 14–Council Meeting after worship
Today: July 14–Dedication of Bread for the World

Pastor                                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Moderator                                                                         Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader                                                                        Cindy Debus
Choir Accompanist                                                        Kanako Okita
Choir Director                                                                 Doug Albertson
Organist                                                                             Kayleen Yuda
Hand Bell Director                                                        Anna Kennedy
Chapel Decorations                                                       Ben Masutomi
Projected Imagery                                                        Sue Smith
Web Master                                                                      Ruth Niino-DuPonte  
Videographers                                              Eric Tanouye, Ben Yamaki, Eli Yamaki
                                                                             Ruth Niino-DuPonte, Bob Smith

We welcome you to worship this day. Church of the Holy Cross seeks to help its members, friends, and visitors follow the guidance of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, encouraging all people to love one another according to the teachings of Jesus. We live and teach the faith, speak good news, minister to people near and far, and work with other households of faith and helping agencies to improve our community and our world. To support our ministries, please visit our Donate Page.

Thank you for joining us for this live stream (or recording, as the case may be) of Sunday worship. May it bless you! You may need to click “Play” to launch the stream, which will be live around 9:50 AM.

The service today includes the celebration of Holy Communion. If you are worshiping at home, please prepare some bread and other staple food, and a beverage, and have them at hand for that portion of the service.

Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, July 7, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily. 

Service of Worship July 7, 2024
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Please note that audio and video of this service are being live streamed on the Internet and will be recorded. The right rear section of the sanctuary will not be captured by any cameras. Please be aware that in other sections you may be visible at times.

Prelude: Fill Me Now                                                              Kayleen Yuda

Lighting of the Candles

Ringing of the Bell

Welcome                                                                   Rev. Eric S. Anderson

* Call to Worship: (based on Palm 48:1-8)                                         Lorraine Davis

Leader:         Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of God.
People:        Upon the mountain, beautiful in its elevation, rejoice in the LORD!

Leader:         The rulers of the earth, when they come to the stronghold of God,
People:        Gaze upon the mountain with trembling, astonishment, and fear.

Leader:         As we have heard, so we have seen. The blessing of the LORD is upon the
                        mountains.
People:        The whole earth is the city of God, which God establishes forever.

All:                 Let us worship God!

* Hymn #466: Unto the Hills We Lift Our Longing Eyes (v. 1-4)

* Invocation (based on Psalm 48:9-14)                                                    Lorraine Davis

We ponder your steadfast love, O God, as we gather in this holy place. Your name, your praise, and your power reach to the ends of the earth. Let the mountains be glad, let the villages rejoice that you are our God, our God forever and ever. Be our guide, our protector, and our friend. Amen.

Please be seated

WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD

Anthem: Christ A Mano                                               IYAA

Time with the Children

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10                                                   Lorraine Davis
 I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows. And I know that such a person—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows—was caught up into Paradise and heard things that are not to be told, that no mortal is permitted to repeat. On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. But if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I will be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think better of me than what is seen in me or heard from me, even considering the exceptional character of the revelations. Therefore, to keep me from being too elated, a thorn was given to me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me, but he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.’ So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

Mark 6:1-13
He left that place and came to his home town, and his disciples followed him. On the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, ‘Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands! Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?’ And they took offence at him. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Prophets are not without honor, except in their home town, and among their own kin, and in their own house.’ And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And he was amazed at their unbelief.

Then he went about among the villages teaching. He called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics. He said to them, ‘Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.’ So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent. They cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.

Sermon: Weakness                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson

WE RESPOND IN WORD AND DEED

Pastoral Prayer

Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen

Call to Offering                                                        Lorraine Davis

Paul would have told us that we are not among the wealthy and powerful of the nation. He would also have said, in that weakness there is the strength of Christ. From the core of powerful faith, let us bring our gifts for the benefit of our neighbors near and far. Whether you share your gift here in the church today, through a gift online, or via an envelope in the mail, let the offering now be received.

Offertory: Meditation                                                         Kayleen Yuda

* Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Amen

* Offertory Prayer                                              Lorraine Davis

O Christ who gave up power for weakness, and took up power once again, accept these gifts of your disciples. Gather them together, and with them change the world. Amen.

* Hymn #337: Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether (v. 1-3)

SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION

Invitation
Consecrating the Bread and Cup
Sharing the Bread and Cup
Prayer of Thanksgiving

* Hymn #439: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (v. 1-4)

Please be seated

Announcements                                                                       Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Benediction                                                                                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Postlude: Rejoice the Lord is King                                                         Kayleen Yuda

* Please stand if you are able.

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Fill Me Now
Lani Smith
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Unto the Hills We Lift Our Longing Eyes
Text by John Campbell, Duke of Argyll, 1877
Tune SANDON by Charles Henry Purday, 1860
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Christ A Mano
Stuart Mori
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Meditation
David Lasky
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Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether
Text by Percy Dearmer, 1925
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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Text by Martin Luther, c. 1529
Trans. by Frederick H. Hedge, 1853
Adapt. by Ruth Duck, 1981
Tune EIN’ FESTE BURG by Martin Luther, 1529
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Rejoice the Lord is King
Edward G Mead, John Darwall
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Dates to Remember
Saturday—July 13: Trustees Meeting via Zoom
Sunday – July 14: Dedication of Bread for the World

Pastor                                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Moderator                                                                         Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader                                                                        Lorraine Davis
Choir Accompanist                                                        Kanako Okita
Choir Director                                                                 Doug Albertson
Organist                                                                             Kayleen Yuda
Hand Bell Director                                                        Anna Kennedy
Chapel Decorations                                                       Jon & Remi Tanouye
Projected Imagery                                                        Sue Smith
Web Master                                                                      Ruth Niino-DuPonte  
Videographers                                                                Eric Tanouye, Eli Yamaki
                                                                           Ruth Niino-DuPonte, Bob Smith

We welcome you to worship this day. Church of the Holy Cross seeks to help its members, friends, and visitors follow the guidance of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, encouraging all people to love one another according to the teachings of Jesus. We live and teach the faith, speak good news, minister to people near and far, and work with other households of faith and helping agencies to improve our community and our world. To support our ministries, please visit our Donate Page.

Thank you for joining us for this live stream (or recording, as the case may be) of Sunday worship. May it bless you! You may need to click “Play” to launch the stream, which will be live around 9:50 AM.

Welcome to the live stream of worship from Church of the Holy Cross for Sunday, June 30, 2024. You will find the service outline below, and you may download and print the PDF to follow more easily. 

Service of Worship June 30, 2024
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Rev. Eric S. Anderson, Pastor

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Please note that audio and video of this service are being live streamed on the Internet and will be recorded. The right rear section of the sanctuary will not be captured by any cameras. Please be aware that in other sections you may be visible at times.

Prelude: Prelude in F Major                                                                   Kayleen Yuda

Lighting of the Candles

Ringing of the Bell

Welcome                                                           Rev. Eric S. Anderson

* Call to Worship:  (based on 2 Corinthians 8:7-15)              Anna Kennedy

Leader:         Paul praised the faith, speech, knowledge, and eagerness of the Christians to
                        whom he wrote.
People:        He encouraged them to complete the generous task to which they had
                        committed.

Leader:         Jesus came as one who was rich but became poor.
People:        So that we might become rich in spirit and in truth.

Leader:         If the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has.
People:        Let us bring our eagerness and our wealth of spirit to this time of prayer.

All:     Let us worship God!

* Hymn #43: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (v. 1-4)

* Invocation (based on Psalm 30)          Anna Kennedy

We praise your name, O LORD, for you have drawn us close to you. We cried to you, and you have healed us. You have restored us to life from the shadows of death. You have turned mourning into dancing; you have bid us shed our sackcloth and clothe ourselves with joy. Hear our praise today, for we give you thanks forever. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Please be seated

WE SHARE THE WORD OF GOD

Anthem: Twelve Years and a Moment                                         Eric Anderson

Time with the Children

Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-33                                                 Anna Kennedy
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
    his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.
‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul,
    ‘therefore I will hope in him.’

 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
    to the soul that seeks him.
It is good that one should wait quietly
    for the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for one to bear
    the yoke in youth,
to sit alone in silence
    when the Lord has imposed it,
to put one’s mouth to the dust
    (there may yet be hope),
to give one’s cheek to the smiter,
    and be filled with insults.

 For the Lord will not
    reject forever.
Although he causes grief, he will have compassion
    according to the abundance of his steadfast love;
for he does not willingly afflict
    or grieve anyone.

Mark 5:21-43
When Jesus had crossed again in the boatto the other side, a great crowd gathered round him; and he was by the lake. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him repeatedly, ‘My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.’ So he went with him.

And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, ‘If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.’ Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of disease. Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ And his disciples said to him, ‘You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, “Who touched me?”’ He looked all round to see who had done it. But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.’

While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader’s house to say, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?’ But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, ‘Do not fear, only believe.’ He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. When he had entered, he said to them, ‘Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping.’ And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, ‘Talitha cum’, which means, ‘Little girl, get up!’ And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.

Sermon: Why Trouble the Teacher?                                                      Rev. Eric S. Anderson

WE RESPOND IN WORD AND DEED

Pastoral Prayer

Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever. Amen

* Hymn #545: There was Jesus by the Water (v. 1-4)

Call to Offering                                                           Anna Kennedy

They troubled the Teacher, and Jesus responded with compassion and care. The world’s needs trouble us, and this is one opportunity to respond with similar compassion and care. Whether you share your gift here in the church today, through a gift online, or via an envelope in the mail, let the offering now be received.

Offertory: Duet                                                             Kayleen Yuda

* Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below
Praise Him above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost – Amen

* Offertory Prayer                                           Anna Kennedy

Accept these gifts of your grateful people and your needy people, O God. Extend your hand to us in love and healing, and extend our gifts to others to bring love and healing to neighbors near and far. Amen.

* Hymn #327: Jesus Loves Me (v. 1-3 Engl, v. 1 Hwn)

Announcements                                                    Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Benediction                                               Rev. Eric S. Anderson

Postlude: Trumpet                                                           Kayleen Yuda

* Please stand if you are able.

Permissions

Prelude in F Major
Adolph F. Hesse
Public Domain

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Text by Charles Wesley, 1747
Tune BEECHER by John Zundel, 1855
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Twelve Years and a Moment
Eric S. Anderson
Used by permission

There Was Jesus by the Water
Text by Gracia Grindal, 1983
© 1993 Selah Publishing Company
Tune TALITHA CUMI by Rusty Edwards, 1983
© 1983, Hope Publishing Company
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Duet
George Frederic Handel
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Jesus Loves Me
Text St. 1 by Anna B. Warner, 1860
St. 2-3 by David Rutherford McGuire, 1971
Hwn trans. by Laiana, 19^th cent.
Tune JESUS LOVES ME by William B Bradbury, 1862
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Trumpet Finale
Tomaso Albinoni
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Dates to Remember
Today—June 30: Stewardship & Mission

Pastor                                                                                  Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Moderator                                                                         Stefan Tanouye
Lay Reader                                                                        Anna Kennedy
Choir Accompanist                                                        Kanako Okita
Choir Director                                                                 Doug Albertson
Organist                                                                             Kayleen Yuda
Hand Bell Director                                                        Anna Kennedy
Chapel Decorations                                                       Mark Tanouye
Projected Imagery                                                        Sue Smith
Web Master                                                                      Ruth Niino-DuPonte  
Videographers                                                                Eric Tanouye, Eli Yamaki
                                                                           Ruth Niino-DuPonte, Bob Smith

We welcome you to worship this day. Church of the Holy Cross seeks to help its members, friends, and visitors follow the guidance of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, encouraging all people to love one another according to the teachings of Jesus. We live and teach the faith, speak good news, minister to people near and far, and work with other households of faith and helping agencies to improve our community and our world. To support our ministries, please visit our Donate Page.